What's Happening in DEI @ OCU

Deliberative Dialogue Moderator Training with Erin Oeth & Dr. Carroll

Are you looking for ways to engage other perspectives? Is your community riled intension around divisive issues? Are you curious about exactly how to have those conversations? Join VP Carroll and facilitator Erin Oeth, M. Ed. to learn how to moderate dialogue and deliberation, to clarify the issues, examine concerns, and develop strategies for healthy and productive conversations! By learning the format and flow of deliberation and moderation skills, participants will then have the tools to get communities thriving, speaking with each other in respectful ways, and moving forward together. Ms. Oeth has a background in religious studies as well as philosophy and years of experience in equipping community leaders to navigate conflict, address important issues, and bridge divides with others in democratic processes. Our event will be Friday, September 23 from 1-5pm in the Meinders School of Business Gardner Conference Room. Lunch is provided and registration is extremely limited! Register at the link in our bio!

Erin Oeth holds her M. Ed. in Higher Education & Student Affairs from the University of South Carolina.

OCU Sponsors the Asian Night Market Festival 2022

On Saturday, August 20, the OCU Offices of Admissions, Advancement, and Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion sponsored the annual Asian Night Market Festival organized and hosted by the Asian District Cultural Association of Oklahoma City for the very first time! This festival brings together vendors, businesses, performers, artists, authors, and chefs from all corners of the city for one giant celebration of the Asian diaspora all along Classen Boulevard - right in OCU's own backyard! This year, over 30,000 attendees experienced an evening of food and festivities, including stopping by the OCU table! Current students, former alumni, and future Stars were able to pick up some branded giveaways as well as meet and engage with VP Carroll from DEI and Jessica Coronis and Grace Helton from Admissions. We are excited for next year and can't wait to be a part of this unique event again!

Inclusion on Purpose Group with VPs Carroll & Croslin

In September, VP for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Talia Carroll and VP for Human Resources Joey Croslin are co-facilitating a group discussing Ruchika Tulshyan's Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work. Featured in publications from The Washington Post to Brené Brown's Dare to Lead podcast, the book explores how leaders and organizations can foster meaningful actions of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the workplace by centering the experiences of women of color. By bringing her own experience of growing up in an exceptionally diverse environment to entering the exceptionally uniform corporate environment, Tulshyan provides a guide for progressing our culture forward. The reading group will begin meeting in October. Registration information is coming soon!